Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Fan Zhongyi was taken to another house, and he immediately felt as if he was in another place.

Daizhou, the main function of this frontier city is to guard the Yanmen Pass, it is really a military town. So when Fan Zhongyi came here, what he saw were rough, low but solid buildings with masonry walls and rammed earth walls.

And the scene before him made him rub his eyes subconsciously. There were still lakes, rockeries, pavilions, and the chirping of birds came from nowhere. Across the wall, the chaotic city of Daizhou is far away, and a sense of tranquility wells up in my heart.

The entourage was arranged separately, and Fan Zhongyi lived in a wing room. The general explained: "You stay here, wash up first, and don't walk around at will."

Fan Zhongyi clasped his fists and bowed, Quan agreed. He murmured in his heart: This courtyard is most likely Yang Ye's residence.

There are a lot of sentries outside the house, but once inside, there are very few people to see. Only at the end of corridors and intersections and other places can we see men in civilian clothes walking back and forth slowly.

Sure enough, someone prepared hot water for bathing. It didn't take long for Fan Zhongyi to lie comfortably in the bathtub. As soon as his sore waist and legs soaked in hot water, he let out a long breath of relief.

Suddenly such good treatment made Fan Zhongyi feel comfortable for a while, but he did not forget the mission of going south this time, his body was tired, but his mind never stopped for a moment.

Fan Zhongyi paid extra attention to two signs of seeing is believing: first, the city was in a panic, and the panic was not caused by the Liao army's attack. Second, there seems to be something wrong with the Qianying Military Mansion of the Hedong Army.

Fan Zhongyi closed his eyes and didn't move for a long time... Xu Jun's Qianying Military Mansion should be similar to some officials of the Supervising Army, and there are more than one; Yang Ye's military power should be dispersed by the Qianying Military Mansion and other yamen. However, there is a key problem. Most of the officers and men of the Hedong Army were descendants of the former Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han Dynasty), and Yang Ye was the famous "Yang Wudi" of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had a high reputation in the army and belonged to the former general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. If the situation changes, any power restraint will be useless in the face of unruly violence!

Fan Zhongyi boldly guessed that since Yang Ye dared to escape from Tokyo, he must be prepared when he comes back... In this way, it also proves that there is indeed a reason for Yang Ye to leave Tokyo suddenly!

The water was already a little cold, so Fan Zhongyi got up to get dressed.

As soon as it was packed, an old man with gray hair in a bun came into the room and said, "Come with me."

Fan Zhongyi asked, "Where are you going?"

The old man didn't say a word, turned around and went out. Fan Zhongyi couldn't help but followed up consciously.

As soon as Fan Zhongyi walked into the upper room, he saw a burly man sitting beside the tea table. The old man said: "Ah Lang, people have brought it."

Fan Zhongyi turned his head slightly, and saw that the old man had gone out.

The burly man said: "Fan's family affairs, sit down."

Fan Zhongyi was taken aback suddenly, his identity was found out, did Xu Guo have spies in Daliao? But immediately thought of a simple problem: I don't know where my two followers were taken.

Fan Zhongyi calmed down, clasped his fists flatteringly and said, "Your Excellency is Yang Wudi, Commander of the Xudong Army?"

"It's just a false name." Yang Ye said, he pretended to be calm and indifferent, but anxiety was evident between his brows.

Fan Zhongyi walked over cautiously, looked around and observed the movement around him, as if he felt that there were only the two of them in the whole yard.

Yang Ye said very bluntly: "A traitor...should be a Han official from the Liao Kingdom, why did he come all the way to Hedong to find Yang?"

Fan Zhongyi's expression turned ugly immediately, but he could only hold back his tone, and said, "A certain is from Youzhou, and has been a Daliao citizen since childhood. The commander-in-chief has some misunderstandings. Under the rule of Daliao, there are not only Khitan people, but also Xi, Jurchen, Tatar, and Han. Everyone can be an official in the court."

"Heh!" Yang Yebao sneered.

Fan Zhongyi said calmly: "Duke Yang is loyal to Xu Guo's court, how will the court treat you?"

"What do you mean?" Yang Ye asked.

Fan Zhongyi said: "Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan are the heroes of the founding of the country, and they also ended up like this. Yang Gong is a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a heavy army in his hand, have you thought about the situation?"

"Bang!" Yang Ye suddenly slapped the table with his palm, the teacup on it jumped, and the water spilled on the table. Fan Zhongyi was startled by the sudden blow. Yang Ye was furious, and for a moment his face turned cold again, "Do you think that with a good tongue, you can make Yang forget his ancestors and surrender to the Liao Kingdom, willing to be a slave of the three surnames?!"

Fan Zhongyi wasn't frightened too much, he calmed down quickly, and said kindly: "Why did Yang Gong surrender to Daliao? Hedong was originally the land of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it was conquered by Xu Guo. Why did Yang Gong submit to others?"

Yang Ye said: "Xiao Siwen's plan of alienation is too small to underestimate Yang! You are a spy, it is useless to talk more!"

At this moment, there seemed to be someone outside the door, and the old man's voice said, "Ah Lang."

Yang Ye still said angrily, "Come in!"

The old man entered, walked up to Yang Ye, bowed his head and whispered something in Yang Ye's ear.

Fan Zhongyi pricked up his ears, his voice was too low to hear clearly, but he faintly heard the words "imperial court" and "Lu".

After the old man finished speaking, Yang Ye gave him a wink. The old man said to Fan Zhongyi: "Just follow me."

Fan Zhongyi stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Yang Ye, "Let me take my leave first."

The two left the living room and walked north along the way they came. Fan Zhongyi felt that the old man should be Yang Ye's confidant, so he looked around and said, "I still have a few words to say, please tell the old man to Yang Gong. The imperial court sent someone to negotiate terms, so you can't believe it easily; the matter has come to this point, even if it calms down for a while, the higher authorities will settle it sooner or later."

The old man looked dumb, and seemed unable to understand Fan Zhongyi's words, and had no intention of answering at all.

As soon as Fan Zhongyi returned to the previous place, he saw several big men waiting there. When he saw Fan Zhongyi, he tied him up without saying a word. Fan Zhongyi thumped in his heart, and saw a man approaching with a cloth ball fortress, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Yang, please ask Mr. Yang to think twice!"

Then his head went black and was covered by a sackcloth bag.

Fan Zhongyi felt as if he was getting into a carriage, and then there was the sound of "cheeping, chugging" wheels, and gradually the hustle and bustle of the city in his ears disappeared, leaving only the very boring and monotonous sound of the wheels.

Fan Zhongyi's heart was fluctuating, and he was terrified. Yang Ye has clearly rejected his lobbying, is this to kill people?

About a few days later, Fan Zhongyi, who was dying, suddenly felt a bright light in front of him. When he opened his eyes, he first saw the broken and familiar ruins: the Great Wall.

A voice said: "Where did it come from, where to go!"

...

When Daliao went to Beijing, Xiao Siwen and other important officials of the Northern Academy had returned from Yingzhou. Not long after, the news came first from Xiazhou (Xu Guoping's Xia province)'s secret work.

In the early days, Liao Guoxi Zuo bribed and channeled a party member named Brother Zhehei. The identity of this party member is not simple, he is the confidant of Zhe Dejian, the governor of Pingxia Province, so he is worthy of bribes from Liao people.

When Xiao Siwen sent Fan Zhongyi to Hedong, he also sent people to Xiazhou to ask for news.

At this time, the news had already been reported, and it was all trivial matters, but Xiao Siwen paid more attention to it... I learned from Brother Zhehei that Zhe Dejian had received an order to go to Tokyo to discuss matters; In addition, it is said that Yang Ye's wife, Zhe Shi, had just given birth to her third son, and Zhe Dejian didn't send anyone to send a congratulatory gift, and ignored the matter!

A few days later, Fan Zhongyi also came back.

Xiao Siwen immediately sent someone to notify several people involved in the planning of this matter, and when Fan Zhongyi returned to Beijing, he immediately went to Xiao's residence to discuss matters.

When Yang Gun was on his way home, he met the horse team of General Yelu Xiezhen. Yelu Xiezhen also recognized Yang Gun who was walking, and immediately reined in his horse to greet him.

Yang Gun hurriedly pressed his hands on his chest and bowed in salute.

Yelu Xiezhen said: "General Yang followed me back to the mansion, and accompanied me to have a cup of wine."

Yang Gun said, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

When they arrived at Yelu Xiezhen's house, the two drank together three times, and Yelu Xiezhen asked, "What do you think the news from Xiazhou means?"

Yang Gun thought for a while, and said, "Zhe Dejian seems to be involved in Yang Ye's affairs. Zhe and Yang are originally relatives by marriage."

Yelu Xiezhen nodded and said, "It seems so."

Yang Gun said again: "Fan Zhongyi was able to come back alive, and Yang Ye's attitude towards Daliao is also very interesting."

Yelu Xiezhen said: "Fan Zhongyi hasn't arrived in Shangjing yet, so he doesn't know the inside story yet."

Yang Gun said calmly: "Fan Zhongyi is an official of Daliao, and he went to seduce Yang Ye. Yang Ye didn't kill him, which is an attitude in itself."

Yelu Xiezhen suddenly said: "Yang Ye at least wants to leave a way out?"

Yang Gun nodded: "When Li Yun was still in Hedong, the two Li (Li Chongjin and Li Jixun) conspired against each other and brought Li Yun into the gang; Daliao also sent people to contact them. At that time, Li Yun thought he could marry Fu Yanqing, so he rejected Li Chongjin and Daliao's kindness, but he didn't kill the envoys of Daliao to leave a way out...Later, Li Yun really turned against him."

Yelu Xiezhen listened to his preoccupied look, and pondered, "It's very difficult for Xiao Gong not to get involved in Hedong's affairs..."

Yang Gun didn't intend to ask any questions, so he kept silent and picked up the wine cup to drink silently.

Yelu Xiezhen said again: "Duke Xiao has a big strategy in mind, and he is devoting himself to Daliao. This commander has always believed in Duke Xiao. However, in the past few years, it seems that Duke Xiao's strategy for the Xu Dynasty is too aggressive and tough."

Yang Gun was noncommittal.

Yelu Xiezhen looked at him and said: "A few days later, I want General Yang to persuade Xiao Gong. In the past few years, Daliao has not taken advantage of Xu Guo, and the strength and weakness have reversed. It is better to be cautious when making decisions."

But Yang Gun said: "I'm a commoner now, it's a blessing to be able to go around Duke Xiao, how can I have the qualifications to advise Duke Xiao?"

Yelu Xiezhen shook his head and said, "I can see that General Yang's opinion is very important to Duke Xiao. The battle strategy you brought back from the East Island is always true in Liaoxi Fort. Try to persuade Duke Xiao to think about it."

Yang Gun bowed, but didn't say yes.